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Base Notice: NIF 4.7T Electronics Room Air Handler & Chilled Water Coil Replacement Notice Type: Sources Sought Posted Date: August 21, 2020 Classification Code: 66 Scientific Equipment and Services N... Base Notice: NIF 4.7T Electronics Room Air Handler & Chilled Water Coil Replacement Notice Type: Sources Sought Posted Date: August 21, 2020 Classification Code: 66 Scientific Equipment and Services NAICS Code: 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors NOTICE INFORMATION Agency/Office: National Institutes of Health Location: National Institute on Drug Abuse/Neurophysiology Imaging Facility, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Title: NIF 4.7T Electronics Room Air Handler & Chilled Water Coil Replacement Description(s): The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead Federal Agency for research on mental illnesses. The mission of the NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. The NIF 4.7T Bruker scanner is one of only a few unique vertically-oriented MRI scanners in the world dedicated to the imaging of non-human primates (NHP). This scanner serves the research goal of conducting functional imaging of NHP in psychophysics experimental studies. The electronics of the scanner, along with the data servers and experimental computers, generate considerable heat and must be kept at a cool operating temperature to prevent damage to the systems. This required a separate electronics room with its own dedicated air handling and cooling units, connected to the building chilled water supply, to contain this equipment. These dedicated air handler chilled water units must be able to maintain a constant temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit, even during the operation of the scanner and experimental equipment. The purpose of this acquisition is to replace the air handler unit and such replacement must match the specifications of the current Above Air unit being replaced. The replacement of the chilled water coils and associated piping must be of the correct fitting and match the specifications of the Above Air Technologies unit, in which this replacement will be installed. These units are enclosed in the ceiling and there is limited access to the units. Additionally, these units are next to high power electronics where the NIFs computers and data are stored. This repair requires a high level of technical expertise working in a highly specialized environment. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics are specified in the Statement of Work and Purchase Description. Additionally, photos of the area showing where the repairs must be made are attached for review. Primary Point of Contact: Robin Knightly Contract Specialist Robin.Knightly@nih.gov Phone: (301) 827-5302 Secondary Point of Contact: Valerie Whipple Contract Officer Valerie.Whipple@nih.gov Phone: (301) 827-5218 Contracting Office Address: 11601 Landsdown St Bethesda, MD 20892-9559 United States Place of Contract Performance: National Institutes of Health 35 Convent Dr. RM 3A-1000 Bethesda, MD 20892